Test Analyst Jobs in South Wales

Test Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Test Analyst salary in South Wales is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 100 110
Rank change year-on-year +38 +10 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Analyst 3 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.26% 0.12% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.13% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile £37,700 - £41,500
25th Percentile £38,000 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.42%
75th Percentile £46,250 - -
90th Percentile £48,500 - -
Wales median annual salary £40,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - +42.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 916 1,553 1,065
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 79.51% 91.68% 89.57%
Number of salaries quoted 586 1,069 542
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,431 £28,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £49,053
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -8.26% -1.89%
75th Percentile £64,969 £60,000 £65,188
90th Percentile £71,936 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £37,914 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.75% - -7.24%

Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Test Analyst in South Wales

Test Analyst
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Analyst in South Wales.

Salary trend for Test Analyst in South Wales

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Analyst in South Wales over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Test Analyst in South Wales

Test Analyst
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newport - 2 £39,500 - 4
Cardiff +37 1 £50,000 - 5
Test Analyst
Wales

Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Test Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring Test Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) API Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Defect Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) C#
3 1 (33.33%) Salesforce
3 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Selenium
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing

Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Selenium
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) API Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Defect Management
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
1 1 (33.33%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce